Resource boosted at Santa Gertrudis property
Campbell Resources (CCH-T) has made significant advances at its Santa Gertrudis gold property in Mexico’s Sonora state, both through exploration drilling and the acquisition of adjacent gold prospects…
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Holmer, CanAlaska pool resources
Vancouver-based juniors Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-T) and International CanAlaska Resources (ICA-V) are joining forces.Under the proposed merger, the assets of both companies — including exploration prop…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Miners rethink future gold output
World gold production is expected to increase by an average of 1% per year over the next four years, reaching 83.5 million oz. in 2001.This modest projected growth rate is in sharp contrast to that of…
Production of most Canadian metals down
Canadian production of copper, primary nickel and refined zinc rose between March 1997 and March 1998. However, output of commodities such as gold, silver, refined nickel, lead and primary zinc declin…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Promotion called “mini Bre-X”
Former executives of Redell Mining (REDC-V) are in a British Columbia courtroom facing one count of fraud and 19 counts of misrepresentation under the province’s Securities Act relating to the company…
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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Dow Industrial retests 9,000 mark
The Dow Jones Industrial average was up 168.90 points (or 1.9%) over the report period June 24-29 to close at 8,997.36 in pre-holiday trading.Mining issues were mixed, with a few more losers than gain…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Snap Lake drilling piques investors’ interest in Winspear
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index remained relatively unchanged over the holiday-shortened report period of June 24-29, slipping just one-fifth of a point to close at 532.24. The mining ind…
METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (July 06, 1998)
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Royal Gold assumes control of Greek exploration project
Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) has taken control of the Milos gold project in Greece following the termination of an agreement with an Australian investor group.In March of this year, Royal announced an agreemen…
Grayd advances Alaskan properties
Slumping metals prices and weak equity markets have not deterred Grayd Resources (GYD-V) from pursuing its impressive portfolio of properties in the Bonnifield and Delta districts of Alaska.”We’ve bee…
BASE METALS — Redfern Resources gearing up to develop Tulsequah Chief deposit
Having been granted the legal right to begin developing the past-producing Tulsequah Chief polymetallic mine, Redfern Resources (RFR-V) is gearing up for a 2-year development and construction program….